MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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